Six boaters rescued off coast of Sandy Hook

A good Samaritan, a commercial salvage company and a U.S. Coast Guard rescue crew successfully rescued six boaters this weekend after their vessel sank about a mile off the coast of Sandy Hook, the Asbury Park Press reports.

A radio message around 3:40 p.m. Sunday alerted the rescuers that the sinking boat was taking on water, the newspaper reports. Two of the boaters were wearing life jackets.